Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

Business Support Group

Job Description:

Early Careers at bp

Looking to turn your career dreams into global impact? Explore graduate opportunities with bp. Here you get to work on challenging projects, learn from experts and mentors, and be part of a high-performing team from the get-go. You get the freedom to think boldly, the licence to innovate and the chance to grow in multiple directions. And you get supported, recognised and rewarded along the way.

Our One Commercial Graduate Programme

One Commercial is our early careers programme which enables early careers to build their skills and experiences in Customers & Products, Gas and Low Carbon Energy, Communications & External Affairs and Company Secretary. Within the programme, early careers are exposed to commercial levers to discover, deliver and develop commercial value for bp, its partners and customers. The program is 3 years, with most early careers completing three 12-month rotations, designed to give you broad commercial experience and exposure.

Early careers will follow a structured development offer to accelerate the acquisition of foundational technical skills, experience and knowledge; and application in the business world. The programme supports transition from university to discipline professional and, through our 'Elevate' training programme, provides a framework of ‘non-technical’ skills to support building personal effectiveness, helping you to grow both personally and professionally.

Early careers will build their experience through challenging development assignments, grow a toolkit of transferable skills for the future, and have a dedicated network of support, as well as a vibrant Early Careers community, to help them succeed.

Role and Responsibilities

As a Commercial graduate at bp you could complete rotations within these 2 businesses/ functions: Customer and Products and Gas and Low Carbon Energy.

CUSTOMER AND PRODUCTS

C&P One Commercial early careers complete rotations across our C&P businesses and gain experiences and exposure to our Customer Offer, Commercial Acumen and Customer Facing or Commercial Operations. For example, you could have a rotation role in Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Retail Operations, Strategic Planning or Competitor Intelligence.

GAS AND LOW CARBON ENERGY

G&LCE advances low carbon energy solutions for people and our planet by reimagining our gas and low carbon energy businesses. Over the course of your assignment, you’ll have the opportunity to work in teams that are building and growing low and zero carbon businesses and markets, driving new decarbonization technologies and capabilities and maximizing performance and value of our gas businesses.

The roles and responsibilities across these businesses are varied. The precise nature of your role will be defined by your skills as well as the needs of the business. As a ‘One Commercial’ graduate, you might be:

• Helping to respond to our customers’ needs and to dynamic markets

• Building relationships with our external partners, collaborating across functions, segments and teams to deliver excellence

• Working on projects and supporting your team to find the best solutions

• Helping to make the best use of our assets and investments

• Helping to maintain performance within your team and for bp as a company

• Working across different parts of the energy value chain

• Assisting in finding viable business models for decarbonisation and the energy transition

• Partnering and working across bp entities to deliver integrated solutions

As part of bp, you will also be able to take part in additional activities outside of your role, whether it be supporting local community initiatives or our bp Business Resourcing Groups and you are given the encouragement and time to participate.

Requirements

To apply for this role, you will need to be in your final year of study and be on track for a 2:1, or have completed your degree with a 2:1. All degree backgrounds are welcome.

You are also expected to have strong spoken and written English language skills, including business and technical English. Language skills will be assessed throughout the recruitment process.

Please note: We value individuals who take initiative, are committed to excellence, and can adapt positively to change and challenges in a supportive environment.

Location

This role is likely to be based out of the following UK offices:

Bp Pangbourne – The Technology Centre Pangbourne, Whitchurch Hill, Pangbourne, RG8 7QR

Bp Sunbury - ICBT (International Centre for Business & Technology), Chertsey Road, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex, TW16 7LN

Bp Milton Keynes - 500-600 Witan Gate, Milton Keynes, MK9 1ES

Please note: Location will depend on business needs and can change for each rotation on your Early Careers development program, as you move between roles. If you are required to relocate during the program, depending on distance, you may be offered relocation assistance.

Start Date

7th September 2026

Other Information

Please note the following when applying:

• You can only apply to one bp early careers opportunity globally per academic year – within this time, we will only process the first application you make. You will be withdrawn from any subsequent applications.
• Exploration Days are a key part of the assessment process and will be in person – bp will cover reasonable travel and accommodation costs, in line with the travel policy which will be shared with you. Please ensure you will be available to attend in person.
• Unless you apply to a role with a location explicitly stated, role locations are not guaranteed – where not stated, you will be placed in a location based on business need.
• Accommodation – once confirmed, where you need or decide to move closer to your location, you are responsible for organising and funding this accommodation.
• Hybrid working – please note, bp operates on a 60:40 hybrid working work policy (3 days in the office) for most office-based roles. This may vary for non-office-based roles.

Adjustments

We are keen to make our recruitment process accessible to all. If you require any adjustments/accommodations, to any stage of the recruitment process, please mention this in the allocated section on your initial application form. Someone will then be in touch to discuss or confirm the adjustments/accommodations as appropriate for you. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss adjustments before applying, please get in touch:

T: +44 1635 584149

E: enquiry@bpgraduates.co.uk

Reward

Starting Salary: £37,100 per annum + discretionary, performance related, annual bonus.

Sign on Bonus: £3000 (one off payment subject to tax and national insurance)

Holiday Allowance: 28 days + flexible bank holidays (to take at a time that suits you) + two wellbeing / duvet days.

Wellbeing Allowance: Claim up to £1,500 each calendar year (subject to tax and national insurance) for products and services that contribute to physical, mental, financial and social wellbeing

Flexible Benefits: In addition to your base salary, you’ll receive a flexible allowance (currently 20% of your base salary) that you can take as cash or use to buy a range of extra benefits, such as a pension, critical illness, dental care, personal accident and travel insurance, and our cycle to work scheme.

Private Medical Insurance: We’ll pay for private healthcare, and you only pay an income tax charge.

BP Share Plans: You can choose to take part in our share plan and buy bp shares every month.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

A/B Testing, Agility core practices, Business Performance, Chaos Engineering, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Data Analysis, Data cleansing and transformation, Data domain knowledge, Data Manipulation, Data Sourcing, Data strategy and governance, Data visualization and interpretation, Design Thinking, Digital Security, Extract, Measurement and metrics, Problem Solving, Relational Database Querying, Relational Data Modelling, Scripting, Stakeholder Management, Statistics, transform and load

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.